Real Madrid: 3 things to learn from loss against Rayo Vallecano

1. The Real Madrid fanbase is the most reactionary of all

The game was bad, obviously not up to quality, and that was enough for Real Madrid fans to target players who weren’t even making major mistakes. They wasted no time charging at players for a variety of ridiculous reasons that made no sense and demonstrated how ruthless and brutal the fandom is.

Yes, criticism should be part of the fandom, and we feel it is one of the most important components of supporting a team, but only if it is fair and acceptable, which was clearly not the case in the previous game. Fans on social media were asking heinous questions and targeting players for no apparent reason.

Many went to the point of wanting Vinicius to be benched for challenging the referee each time he failed to see an evident foul committed against the player. Yes, Vini’s approach should have been better and more courteous, but sidelining him for standing up to unfairness is not acceptable.

Thibaut Courtois was in the same boat. The Belgian was yelled at for being a “cheat” and “inept” player because of one game in which he did nothing wrong. Fans quickly forgot that he had just saved a penalty the game before. What’s funny is that everything Courtois said about supporters being ungrateful and unfair to goalkeepers has come true again.

Luka Modric, Rodrygo, and even Karim Benzema, who didn’t even play, were all chastised for a single awful performance. Some might argue that Real Madrid has a standard, which we agree with, but that standard becomes irrational and meaningless when it goes beyond fundamental human logic and thinking.

Fair criticism of defensive mistakes is usually acceptable, but not this. Not to mention that Real Madrid is coming off an extremely busy month of October in which the squad played a game virtually every third day, which is not at all normal. Injuries have begun to plague the season, but some supporters with short memories believe that the players should not be given the Real Madrid shirt after one poor performance.

The league isn’t over yet, and neither is Real Madrid. Tranquilo.